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Rehearsal information for
Messiah and more!


Rehearsal Plans

Rehearsal Schedule

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5
6:45 optional rehearsal for Soprano/Alto Ave Maria
7:00-9:30 work through all of second half + Hallelujah and His Yoke is Easy

Friendly reminder: in order to deliver professional-quality performances, singers are expected to work on their music outside of rehearsal. Thank you.
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***All practice tracks are listed below.

SCORE MARKINGS FOR MESSIAH
We will use the same markings that many of you already have from the 2015 performance with Mastersingers. Clyde has graciously shared these markings with me, and you can access them HERE.

If you are missing any music, you can view PDF scores HERE.

Practice links

Bogoroditse Devo
Practice tracks
​More practice tracks
Pronunciation
Full recording

Ave Maria (SSSAAA)
Practice tracks
Full recording

​The First Nowell
Full recording

Angels We Have Heard on High
​Full recording
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Ring Out Ye Bells
Full recording
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Not One Sparrow
Full recording

This Christmastide
Full recording

A Basque Carol
Full recording
*The recording is too fast, so here's a workaround: click the "gear" (settings) at the bottom right of the player, then choose "playback speed" and set to .75. (Thanks for the tip, Robert!)
Monday, December 5 - rehearsal, 7:00-9:30
Thursday, December 8 - rehearsal, 7:00-10:00 at Trinity
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Saturday, December 10
    Dress rehearsal, 9:00am-12:00pm at The Tower Theatre

Saturday, December 10
    Performance, 7:00pm at The Tower Theatre

Sunday, December 11
    Performance, 2:00pm at The Tower Theatre

Sunday, December 11
    Performance, 7:00pm at The Tower Theatre


Some tips for melismas

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Program (tentative)

FIRST HALF
Messiah, Part the First

SECOND HALF
A Basque Carol
O Holy Night

Three Settings of Ave Maria
TTBB Ave Maria (Arcadelt)
SSSAAA Ave Maria (MacIntyre)
Bogoroditse Devo

String medley

The First Nowell
Angels We Have Heard on High
Ring Out Ye Bells
This Christmastide
Not One Sparrow
Hallelujah Chorus

Messiah "song list"

1 - Orchestra - Sinfonia
2 - Solo- Comfort ye
3 - Solo - Ev'ry valley shall be exalted
4 - Chorus - And the glory of the Lord
5 - Solo- Thus saith the Lord of Hosts
6 - Solo - But who may abide
7 - Chorus - And he shall purify
8 - Solo - Behold a virgin shall conceive
9 - Solo/Chorus - O thou that tellest
10 - Solo - For behold, darkness shall cover
11 - Solo - The people that walked in darkness
12 - Chorus - For unto us a child is born
13 - Orchestra - Pifa
14 - Solo - There were shepherds abiding
15 - Solo - And the angel said unto them
16 - Solo - And suddenly there was with the angel
17 - Chorus - Glory to God
18 - Solo - Rejoice greatly
19 - Solo - Then shall the eyes of the blind
20 - Solo - He shall feed his flock
21 - Chorus - His yoke is easy

44 - Chorus - Hallelujah (from part 2)

Third Party Rehearsal Tools for Messiah
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Click your voice part below to visit the Chord Perfect YouTube playlist; these videos include a scrolling score.
  • SOPRANO
  • ALTO
  • TENOR
  • BASS
You can also find tracks on the Chord Perfect website HERE.

RehearsalTracks.net - CLICK HERE to go to Aaron Giles’ free rehearsal tracks for Messiah
  • Click on "Choral parts only"
  • Select the Messiah chorus that you want to work on
  • Select your voice part, your speed, and your degree of difficulty

​Cyberbass - CLICK HERE to go to Messiah on Cyberbass

Messiah reference tracks


December 2022 - Chorus Roster

Standard voicing

Soprano 1
​Emily Boynton
Sara Fallico
Andrea Hendrickson
​Stephanie Hutto
Leanna Leyes
Heather Reichert

Soprano 2
Sarah Flagg
​Suzanne Gainey

Cathy Hendricks
Shelley Maurice-Maier
Gina Rosbrook
Marilyn Sterbick
McKennah Thornton
Alto 1
Judy Corwin
Stefanie de Gruyter
Lisa Flexner
Valerie Pitts
Carol Rossio
Bevalee Runner
Kristine Ruud
Summer Sears​
Alto 2
Emma Benson
Susan Butler
Dawn Cheney
Sally Graeber
Sue Peringer
Jan Tuckerman
Jennifer Will
Tenor 1
Dustin Jorgensen
John Lawson
Tom Moore
Sandy Ringer
Jonathan Short
Gwynn Villegas​
Tenor 2
Locke Anderson
​Bob Hutson
Steven Runner
Brandon Salas
Scott Schroeder​
Bass 1
Scott Abrams
Paul Andrews
Ben Cheney
Robert Guzzo
Bryan Senner
Bass 2
Stephen Simmonds
Robert Anderson
Bruce Jessup
Richard Llewellyn
Jon Thompson

Messiah voicing

Soprano
Emily Boynton
​Dawn Cheney
Stefanie de Gruyter
Sara Fallico
​Sarah Flagg
Suzanne Gainey
Cathy Hendricks
Andrea Hendrickson
Stephanie Hutto
Leanna Leyes
Heather Reichert
Gina Rosbrook
Marilyn Sterbick
McKennah Thornton
Alto
Emma Benson
Susan Butler
Judy Corwin
Lisa Flexner
Sally Graeber
Shelley Maurice-Maier
Sue Peringer
Valerie Pitts
Carol Rossio
Bevalee Runner
Kristine Ruud
Summer Sears
Jo Ann Thompson
Jan Tuckerman
Jennifer Will
Tenor
Locke Anderson
Bob Hutson
Dustin Jorgensen
John Lawson
Tom Moore
Sandy Ringer
Steven Runner
Brandon Salas
Scott Schroeder
Jonathan Short
Gwynn Villegas
Bass
Scott Abrams
Robert Anderson
Paul Andrews
Ben Cheney
Robert Guzzo
Bruce Jessup
Richard Llewellyn
Bryan Senner
Stephen Simmonds
Jon Thompson

Ave Maria - SSSAAA voicing

Soprano 1
Emily Boynton
Andrea Hendrickson
Heather Reichert​
Soprano 2
Suzanne Gainey
Cathy Hendricks
Leanna Leyes
Gina Rosbrook​
Soprano 3
Sara Fallico
Stephanie Hutto
Shelley Maurice-Maier
Marilyn Sterbick
McKennah Thornton​
Alto 1
Judy Corwin
Stefanie de Gruyter
​Sarah Flagg
Lisa Flexner
Bevalee Runner
Kristine Ruud​
Alto 2
Emma Benson
Dawn Cheney
Valerie Pitts
Carol Rossio
Summer Sears
Jo Ann Thompson​
Alto 3
Susan Butler
Joie Cook
Sally Graeber
Sue Peringer
Jan Tuckerman
Jennifer Will​
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